I'm sad to say that Simon Andersen died recently, only 66 years old. He
was a great origami artist with a profound insight into paper and
folding, and he was a good and generous friend. Some of you have seen
his boxes of charming and original origami models, and may have
experienced his harsh reactions when he frustrated over you not being so
totally immersed in origami as he was. I hope it will be his generosity
and insights that will remain in our memories.
Simon deeply felt that origami should be freely given and freely used,
and always loved to analyze foldings and praise great models, whether
his own great designs or others. But also privately he was generous, out
of a limited, public pension he would give thousands of Danish crowns to
those in greater need than himself.
I have written a page to his memory:
http://papirfoldning.dk/en/simons/mindeord.html
This includes a link to a diagram I made this weekend of a "white bird",
a pure and simple design that catches the essence of a small bird in
just a few strokes. Typical Simon. (The diagram is in svg format, will
only work in modern browsers).
Scattered on these pages you will also find other of his very original
models. You will see models where the paper itself plays an essential role.
Enjoy, and happy folding,
Hans
Hans Dybkjær
papirfoldning.d
society: foldning.dk
